Insurance Clerk (Irvington Primary Care)

Medical Billing & Coding Specialist

This is NOT a remote job. In office only.

Responsibilities:

• The Medical Billing & Coding Specialist performs a variety of complex clerical and accounting functions for patient billing, including verification of invoice information, maintenance of third party billing records, and resolution of a variety of problems.
• Follows up on submitted claims and patient billing; resubmits claims or resolves problems.
• May handle cash items and accounts receivable posting.
• Processes billings to patients and third party reimbursement claims; maintains supporting documentation files and current patient addresses.
• Processes patient statements, keys data, posts transactions, and verifies accuracy of input to reports generated.
• Researches and responds by telephone and in writing to patient inquiries regarding billing issues and problems.
• Follows up on submitted claims; monitors unpaid claims, initiates tracers; resubmits claims as necessary.
• Balances daily batches and reports; prepares income reports and statistics; distributes reports.
• Maintains patient demographic information and data collection systems.
• Participates in development of organization procedures and update of forms and manuals.
• Ensures strict confidentiality of financial records.
• Works with others in team environment.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
• At least 1 year of experience in medical billing & coding preferred.

Benefits Offered:

• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Short Term Disability
• Cancer, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
• Paid Vacation Time
• Paid Sick Time
• Wellness Plan

Weekdays 8:00 am - 4:00 pm EST